Jun 21, 2008

This is an old post but am re-posting it, as I want to send this to “JFI – Jihva For Tamarind” event being hosted by Sig of Live to eat. JFI(Jihva For Ingredients) is the brainchild of Indira of Mahanandi.Initially, I had this post without pictures, so since I made it today, I have some pictures too.

This Gojju is a Konkani item eaten as a side with the usual lunch items and is more often made with festival menus.I like this gojju so much, that I go would go on licking it till Aayi would give me a warning, since its got so much spice in it :). We make it very spicy, but the spice level can be adjusted according to your taste. Its a perfect combination of sweet, spicy and sourness.

- Dry roast the red chillies .- Grind the red chillies with all other ingredients ( except salt ), with very little water. Add salt.- Serve as a side with rice and dal. Can also be had with dosas and idlis.

Note :

- You can add the tender stems of cilantro also in this. Need not add just the leaves.

- Also, the sweetness can be compensated by combining Dates along with jaggery. Just cut the dates into pieces,soak in water for about 5 minutes and grind it as above with other ingredients. Dates are not used in the Konkani version, but I have tried it using dates and it tastes great too.

- The gojju that my mom makes gets a reddish brown color, but mine somehow didn't turn out to be that colour.

Hi Maya, at first I thought you were related to Arun Shanbag!:DGood to see another K'taka girl here. Great recipes and I enjoyed looking at your family tree too. Divit is a beautiful name and I agree. Our kids here don't have half the fun we had at home climbing trees and eating fruits off of the tree!:))Anyway, this chutney sounds great with Ragi rotti.I use roasted Jalapeños! Photos would be nice to see the end results.Another advice which others gave me when I started is to comment on various blogs you like regularly so they can come to you. I am on a break now, I post at Foodies hope every Wednesday and at Aroma too atleast 2 per week.See you in 2 weeks.Enjoy blogging!:))